Closing

[89th]

@wtg said in Closing:

and they're way more expensive than the competition. Customer service is lousy; it's almost impossible to find someone to help you.

Yeah good points. It's like they cut costs by having minimal staff (it always seems like there's one employee there) and all the products cost much more than competition, I had the same experience as you when I was trying to find a shoe insert... $15 most places, $24 at Walgreens. It is a tough business model... then again, they often have medical/care related goods that you can't find in most big box stores. I'm hoping the one near me doesn't close.

[Doctor Phibes]

I can't remember the last time I went in any of these stores. We get prescriptions from Stop & Shop who are way better than either CVS or Walgreens. There's a small local privately owned corner shop I use if we want something from around the corner.

[George K]

Near where I live, I can't swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting at least 3-4 Walgreens.

[Jolly]

@89th said in Closing:

I use Walgreens only for photos, and boy that would be a shame if that service ends. Photos prints are quality, cheap, and the app is very easy to use.

I think Consumers Report rated them #1 among the chains for photo finishing.

I use them and have been pleased...

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in Closing:

CVS is in worse shape than Walgreen's...

Is it really? I knew Walgreens was going to close a bunch of stores. I hadn’t heard about CVS.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Closing:

@Jolly said in Closing:

CVS is in worse shape than Walgreen's...

Is it really? I knew Walgreens was going to close a bunch of stores. I hadn’t heard about CVS.

Talking about breaking it up...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/04/cvs-is-considering-a-break-up-heres-why-that-could-be-risky.html

[jon-nyc]

They were really focused on inter-divisional synergies when I talked to them a year ago. It’s a way for them to justify all the M&A by showing the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

We brought them an idea of using the retail pharmacy to boost their speciality pharmacy business. Basically use info from the retail side to find people with AATD, each of which could potentially bring 150k annually in top line revenue for CVS specialty.

In the end their lawyers killed the idea because the in-home test we were proposing had big pharma branding.

[Jolly]

Sad.

[taiwan_girl]

@89th said in Closing:

Growing up in Virginia I thought 7-11s were nationwide since they're so ubiquitous in the mid-Atlantic.

In Taiwan, there are so so many also. More than 5000 in a country that is not too much bigger than Vermont. But 7-11 Taiwan has the best steamed buns (and tea eggs)!

(Japan has over 21,000 7-11's)

[Axtremus]

@taiwan_girl said in Closing:

(Japan has over 21,000 7-11's)

In Japan's 7-11s they have fish ball skewers dunked in curry.

[taiwan_girl]

@Axtremus said in Closing:

@taiwan_girl said in Closing:

(Japan has over 21,000 7-11's)

In Japan's 7-11s they have fish ball skewers dunked in curry.

I will have to try them. LOL. Going to Japan in a couple of months.